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Butterfield Bank rose 2.8 percent (four cents) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 131 shares to close at $1.49.
It also saw five preference shares worth $1,200 apiece change hands.
Meanwhile BF&M Ltd. transacted eight shar...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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Government has signed a new agreement with Microsoft Corporation for the continued use of online safety materials.
Michael Scott, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, signed the agreement with Microsoft Multi Country America's gener...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's economy grew by 0.8 percent in the third quarter, twice as fast as expected, according to official figures released yesterday which will calm fears of a double-dip recession.
The growth followed a rate of 1.2 percent — a nine-...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday and announced additional debt reduction to cut borrowing costs and bring the automaker closer to an investment-grade credit rating.
Ford, which expects to be s...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended slightly higher yesterday on the back of consumer and tech issues, but the gains were muted as cautious investors waited for more concrete signs of earnings growth.
With heavyweight financial and e...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The inspector general of the Troubled Asset Relief Programme said the Treasury Department's reduced estimate of losses from the bailout of American International Group Inc. gives the appearance that the US is manipulating inf...
DATE: Oct 27, 2010
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Entrepreneurs were given an insight into launching their own consultancy business at a seminar held by the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
The consultant networking seminar, which was attended...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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LONDON (AP) - World stocks rose and the dollar slumped yesterday after global finance chiefs vowed to avoid a currency war that could derail the global recovery. With no concrete guidelines to go by, however, investors are wary that this may only pro...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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More Americans are getting gadgets, and they're increasingly sporting devices they can take wherever they go.
According to a recent survey, 85 percent of American adults own a cell phone making it the most popular kind of consumer electronic. And you...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - The Treasury Department's plan to recoup taxpayer funds from the bailout of American International Group Inc. (AIG) uses questionable methods and may be too optimistic, the Troubled Asset Relief Program's inspector general sa...
DATE: Oct 26, 2010
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